Glazed structure.



No. 707,|75. Patented Aug. l9, I902.

J. H. STEFFEY. v GLAZED STRUCTURE.

(Application filed Apr. 19, 1909.)

(No Model.)

1' W m i W 11 H NITED STATE JOSIAH H. STEFFEY, OF BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS,ASSIGNOR TO E..VAN

NOORDEN COMPANY, OF BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS, A CORPORATION OFMASSACHUSETTS.

GLAZED STRUCTURE SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No.707175, dated August 19, 19 02.

' Applitation filed April 19. 1902,

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, JOSIAH H. STEFFEY, a citizen of the United States,and'a'resident of' Boston, in the county of Suffolk and State ofMassachusetts, have invented a new and use- 'ful Improvement in GlazedStructures, of

cumulates upon the interior surfacing of the glass may be carried 01f.

My invention consists, therefore, in the "means for accomplishing thisresult and will best be understood by reference jtothe draw ings, inwhich Figure 1 is aview in plan of the glazed structure. Fig. 2 is avertical section on line 22 of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a cross-section on line3 3 of Fig. 2.

Referring to the drawings, A represents the main troughs or channelbars,preferably formed, as represented, to have'the sides a a, and the bottoma They are held in place by any suitable structure or means of supportand generally in an inclined position. They lie in parallel lines, andtheir arrangement is such that the panes of glass may meet approximatelyover each trough center and rest along their edges upon theglass-supporting center piece B. These glass-supportsB extend the lengthof the trough in which they lie and comprise the top plate b, upon whichthe glass properly rests, and the sides 11 1)? They are held in place bythe bolts 13, which extend through and are secured to the sides of thetrough. With these bolts B as a means of retention it is to be notedthat the glass-supports maybe moved more or less laterally, whichprovides for variations in the position of the glass joint relatively tothe trough and is important in that there is not the need of such nicetyof adjustment as might be re-. quired if the support were notadjustable. The center pieces B extend up slightly above the main toplevel of the trough, so that the Serial Nol03,711. (No model.)

panes of glass lie slightly above the sides a a, leaving a small spacethrough which the dripwater may run-and not contact with the troughsides, but may flow against the sides of the central support and bedirected into the trough-channel. The sides a a of the main trough are"cross -cut by openings or recesses which receive and support the ends ofthe combination'trough and glasssupports C. These glass-supportingtroughs are made in sections extending laterally between the lines ofthe main troughs and not only give bearing to the laterally-extendingedges of the panes of glass, but are adapted also to catch thedrip-water running down the panes and to pour it into the maintrough-channel.

Their construction and relative bearing is best seen in Fig. 2. Itcomprises the two exterior flanges o resting on top the sides of themain trough at the corner of the'seotional opening when thecross-troughs are in position;

the two exterior sides 0 and the bottom 0 The bottom plate is notcontinuous, but is extended up at about the center of the trough byv thesides 0 to form the interposed glassrest 0 AS in the previousconstruction this glass-rest is extended up slightly above the main toplevel of the trough sides in order that they may not obstruct the How ofthe means of the bow caps or strips D', whichextend the length of eachmain trough and are of a width to' span the jointbetwee'n the two linesof panes. These capsare held in-place by means of the bolts d, headed tothe'under side of the glass-rest, and extend up through the edges of theseparated panes of glass and then up through a hole in the cap, andpresenting their threaded ends uppermost receive the drawing and backingnut cl upon the upper side of the cap. The joints where the panes ofglass meet are leaded or puttied, and the structure is made practicallywatertight.

Having thus fully described my invention, I claim and desire to secureby Letters Patent of the United States 1. In a glazed structure thecombination of a trough, a glass-support extending therefrom to abovethe main top level of its sides, a bolt extending crosswise the troughto hold the said support in adjustedposition, a bolt headed to saidglass-support and extending therefrom between the edges of the panes ofglass, and a bow-cap and draw-nut to combine therewith for holding thepanes of glass in adjusted position, substantially as described.

2. In a glazed structure, the combination of main troughs havingcross-cut recesses, laterally-extending glass-supports resting at theirends within said recesses, the said supports being provided with sidechannels emptying into the main trough, the bottoms and exterior wallsof which are adapted to fit against the bottom and walls of the saidrecesses in the main trough sides, and hold the said glasssupports infixed position, substantially as described.

3. In a glazed structure, the combination of main troughs havingcross-cut recesses, laterally-extending troughs resting with their endswithin said recesses so as to pour into the main trough-channels, andcomprising the exterior flanges c, the sides 0, the bottom 0 and theinterposed central glass-support having the sides 0 and the glass-rest csubstantially as described.

JOSIAH II. STEFFEY.

WVitnesses:

F. F. RAYMOND, 2d, J. M. DOLAN.

